President, Yoweri Museveni ordered the arrest of the suspects when grisly pictures showing civilians with wounds resulting from the torture by security officers in the course of enforcing the dawn to dusk curfew.
Read more ...Those discharged include 30 from self-quarantine; 15 from institutional quarantine and five from the isolation units of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor, the gazetted COVID-19 isolation and treatment centres.
Read more ...The LC V Chairperson, Michael Lakony, says the dealers carry people from Kenya and parts of central Uganda to cut the trees, which exposes residents to COVID19 infection.
Read more ...Bosco Ongom Cankura, the Lagoro Sub County Chairperson says the locusts have invaded all the four parishes of Lawko, Laber, Pawidi, And Lalano adding that they are posing threats to farming. Cankura cited that the young locusts have already started destroying maize crops belonging to local farmers in Lalano parish.
Read more ...The two are identified as Wilbrod Aijuka 20 and Willy Soka 20 both residents of Kaikara Village Kalangala parish Matale sub county Kibaale district.
Read more ...According to Dr. Kizito who is also the district Covid19 Task force chairperson, the suspects are mainly girls who returned from Middle East where they were working as maids and some two girls who allegedly sneaked into Butaleja from Kenya five days ago while others are those persons who came in contacts with those girls.
Read more ...The political pressure group is due to donate food to the government, to aid communities that have been destabilised by the effects of Coronavirus Disease. Their efforts to distribute the food to the vulnerable families was earlier thwarted when the government indicated that the approach could facilitate the spread of the disease.
Read more ...In many countries, they say that the situation is already dire and it’s going to get worse as the pandemic goes on since healthcare managers are being forced to drastically increase spending to respond to the health emergency, while scaling up and in some cases creating social protection systems including unconditional cash transfers, guarantee of income for those who lose their jobs and employment security.
Read more ...According to Onyango, the suspects were found with breaking implements targeting several shops long Ben Kiwanuka Street. The suspects also had hammers, machetes, knives, metals and drugs.
Read more ...In a statement released on Tuesday evening by Captain Peter Mugisha, Kisoro Resident District Commissioner, the decision to close the market was reached after traders failed to adhere to the order of President Yoweri Museveni of sleeping in the markets.
Read more ...Uncorroborated reports also indicate that some traders are escorted by police and other armed personnel to Beni in DRC. Last month, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordered the closure of all borders and the airports with exception of cargo trucks to contain the spread of COVID19.
Read more ...Moses Wanyama, a cattle keeper in Alupe village, says that it took him two weeks to realise that his animals are infected. He is worried that farmers in the area risk losing their animals to the disease if the remaining animals are not infected in time. He said that the animal infected other animals in the area and that the disease is spreading very fast.
Read more ...Report findings by both Bukedi Action for Integrated Development Initiatives-International (BAfIDI), a local Non-Governmental Organization that aims to ending Teenage Pregnancy, Domestic and Gender Based Violence in the Region and District Health Department has indicated that teenage pregnancy in Kibuku district stands at 37 percent.
Read more ...Michael Kamya, who heads the Microbiology Lab at Lancet Laboratories Uganda, says while they have the personnel who can conduct the tests, they would require some training from the Health Ministry if they are to conduct the tests.
Read more ...The contractors SBC/SBI Lloyds British International has sent home over 900 workers that have been working in the different departments.
Read more ...Rt. Rev Johnson Twinomujuni, the Bishop of West Ankole Diocese told our reporter that Rev. Mwebaze is being accused by of sexual misconduct by Christians of Kyabandara Church of Uganda in Sheema district.
Read more ...Margret Anyinge, the Assistant Nursing Officer Kaberamaido Hospital, says the children were vaccinated against the six killer diseases. Twelve of the children were girls who were also vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus for protection against cervical cancer.
Read more ...The baby girl born to a mother who tested positive for the coronavirus disease-COVID-19 is negative. The baby's sample was taken to Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI for testing and the results show that she does not have the virus.
Read more ...URN has now learnt that items including flour, beans, salt and soap will be handed over to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Read more ...Security personnel say the suspects were arrested on separate days shortly after courts were suspended and have since remained in detention at Kitgum central police station.
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